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Manufacturing

Production

In the Production pathway, you might work for large companies or small shops. You would create the parts needed to make products sold to consumers. Or, you would assemble the parts into products.
Now, select one of the following occupations. 
  • Airplane Assemblers
    Airplane assemblers fit and install aircraft skins, frames, controls, and other systems.
  • Assemblers
    Precision assemblers build complex products from manufactured parts.
  • Automobile Painters
    Vehicle painters prepare and paint cars, trucks, airplanes, farm equipment, and other vehicles.
  • Automobile Tire Builders
    Tire building machine operators run machines that make tires.
  • Blue-Collar Worker Supervisors
    Blue-collar worker supervisors direct, help, and train workers in physically active jobs.
  • Car Painters
    Vehicle painters prepare and paint cars, trucks, airplanes, farm equipment, and other vehicles.
  • Chemical Equipment Operators
    Chemical equipment operators control equipment that processes chemicals.
  • Chemical Plant Operators
    Chemical plant operators run the machines and control the processes used when making chemicals.
  • Clothes Ironers
    Clothes pressers operate presses to remove wrinkles, flatten seams, and give shape to garments.
  • Clothes Pressers
    Clothes pressers operate presses to remove wrinkles, flatten seams, and give shape to garments.
  • Coating Machine Operators
    Painting and coating machine operators set up and run machines that coat or paint a wide variety of products.
  • Cobblers
    Shoe and leather workers create and repair products such as footwear, wallets, luggage, and saddles.
  • Computer Chip Technicians
    Semiconductor processing operators make wafers and microcircuits. These parts do the thinking for computers and other digital devices.
  • Construction Worker Supervisors
    Blue-collar worker supervisors direct, help, and train workers in physically active jobs.
  • Core Drillers
    Gas and oil drillers operate the equipment that is used to drill for gas and oil.
  • Custom Sewers
    Tailors construct, alter, or repair items of clothing.
  • Diamond Experts
    Jewelers design, make, and repair rings, necklaces, earrings, and other jewelry.
  • Die Makers
    Tool and die makers produce tools, dies, and special devices that enable machines to make products.
  • Dressmakers
    Tailors construct, alter, or repair items of clothing.
  • Equipment Operators, Chemical
    Chemical equipment operators control equipment that processes chemicals.
  • Filling Machine Operators
    Packaging and filling machine operators run machines to produce or wrap products.
  • Furniture Finishers
    Furniture finishers sand, stain, and finish new or repaired furniture.
  • Garment Fitters
    Tailors construct, alter, or repair items of clothing.
  • Garment Steamers
    Clothes pressers operate presses to remove wrinkles, flatten seams, and give shape to garments.
  • Gas and Oil Drillers
    Gas and oil drillers operate the equipment that is used to drill for gas and oil.
  • Gas and Oil Plant Operators
    Gas and oil plant operators control the refining process for crude oil or natural gas.
  • Gaugers
    Gas and oil plant operators control the refining process for crude oil or natural gas.
  • Gem Experts
    Jewelers design, make, and repair rings, necklaces, earrings, and other jewelry.
  • Glass Blowers
    Glass blowers create artistic or functional objects from glass.
  • Jewelers
    Jewelers design, make, and repair rings, necklaces, earrings, and other jewelry.
  • Leather Workers
    Shoe and leather workers create and repair products such as footwear, wallets, luggage, and saddles.
  • Machine Feeders and Offbearers
    Production helpers move items between work areas or feed items into machines.
  • Machine Stitchers
    Sewing machine operators run or tend machines that join parts of garments and other items.
  • Machine Tool Operators
    Numerical control machine operators set up and tend computerized machine tools. These machines are programmed to cut and shape parts made of metal or plastic.
  • Machinists
    Machinists use machine tools to produce precision metal parts.
  • Manufacturing Worker Supervisors
    Blue-collar worker supervisors direct, help, and train workers in physically active jobs.
  • Metal and Plastic Processing Workers
    Metal and plastic processing workers set up and operate machines that make products.
  • Natural Gas Plant Operators
    Gas and oil plant operators control the refining process for crude oil or natural gas.
  • Numerical Control Machine Operators
    Numerical control machine operators set up and tend computerized machine tools. These machines are programmed to cut and shape parts made of metal or plastic.
  • Oil Drillers
    Gas and oil drillers operate the equipment that is used to drill for gas and oil.
  • Oil Plant Operators
    Gas and oil plant operators control the refining process for crude oil or natural gas.
  • Packaging and Filling Machine Operators
    Packaging and filling machine operators run machines to produce or wrap products.
  • Painting and Coating Machine Operators
    Painting and coating machine operators set up and run machines that coat or paint a wide variety of products.
  • Petroleum Plant Operators
    Gas and oil plant operators control the refining process for crude oil or natural gas.
  • Plant Operators, Chemical
    Chemical plant operators run the machines and control the processes used when making chemicals.
  • Plastic Processing Workers
    Metal and plastic processing workers set up and operate machines that make products.
  • Precision Assemblers
    Precision assemblers build complex products from manufactured parts.
  • Production Helpers
    Production helpers move items between work areas or feed items into machines.
  • Pump Operators
    Pump operators control the transport of oil and natural gas between wells and storage tanks.
  • Refinery Workers
    Gas and oil plant operators control the refining process for crude oil or natural gas.
  • Refinishers
    Furniture finishers sand, stain, and finish new or repaired furniture.
  • Ripsaw Operators
    Sawing machine operators run machines that turn logs into lumber.
  • Rotary Drill Operators
    Gas and oil drillers operate the equipment that is used to drill for gas and oil.
  • Sawing Machine Operators
    Sawing machine operators run machines that turn logs into lumber.
  • Semiconductor Processing Operators
    Semiconductor processing operators make wafers and microcircuits. These parts do the thinking for computers and other digital devices.
  • Sewing Machine Operators
    Sewing machine operators run or tend machines that join parts of garments and other items.
  • Shoe and Leather Workers
    Shoe and leather workers create and repair products such as footwear, wallets, luggage, and saddles.
  • Shop Tailors
    Tailors construct, alter, or repair items of clothing.
  • Solderers
    Welders and solderers use heat to permanently join pieces of metal.
  • Soldering Machine Operators
    Welding and soldering machine operators run machines that join pieces of metal.
  • Steam Operators
    Clothes pressers operate presses to remove wrinkles, flatten seams, and give shape to garments.
  • Tailors
    Tailors construct, alter, or repair items of clothing.
  • Textile Machine Operators
    Textile machine operators run machines that make products from fibers.
  • Tire Building Machine Operators
    Tire building machine operators run machines that make tires.
  • Tool and Die Makers
    Tool and die makers produce tools, dies, and special devices that enable machines to make products.
  • Tool Grinders
    Tool grinders operate machines that shape or grind pieces of metal to specific sizes.
  • Tool Maintenance Workers
    Tool grinders operate machines that shape or grind pieces of metal to specific sizes.
  • Upholsterers
    Upholsterers install springs, padding, and fabric on new and used furniture.
  • Vehicle Painters
    Vehicle painters prepare and paint cars, trucks, airplanes, farm equipment, and other vehicles.
  • Welders and Solderers
    Welders and solderers use heat to permanently join pieces of metal.
  • Welding and Soldering Machine Operators
    Welding and soldering machine operators run machines that join pieces of metal.
  • Wellhead Pumpers
    Pump operators control the transport of oil and natural gas between wells and storage tanks.
  • Wood Machinists
    Sawing machine operators run machines that turn logs into lumber.
  • Woodworking Machine Operators
    Woodworking machine operators cut and shape raw wood to make products.

Company Profiles

Illinois Manufacturers' Association

The "Voice of Industry" in Illinois...The Illinois Manufacturers' Association

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G & W Technical Corp.

We are a full service precision machine shop that satisfies all of your expectations so
much so that we guarantee it! Whether your requirements are fast machining or CNC
production, we promise quality parts and on time delivery.

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